Issue - meetings

RECOMMENDATION:  Subject to referral of the application to the Greater London Authority and the completion of a S106 Agreement, the Head of Development Management / Planning Decisions Manager be authorised to grant planning permission subject to conditions.

WARD:  Ponders End

NOTED

1.    The introduction by the Planning Decisions Manager, clarifying the proposals, phasing and land ownership issues.

2.    An update note had been provided to Members on issues identified throughout the report that had not been fully resolved at the time of writing.

3.    Transport for London (TfL) had identified the need for parking surveys of the College Court car park to ensure that the car park would operate with sufficient capacity and that no queuing would occur onto the highway. The applicant had confirmed that they would carry out the parking accumulation survey in parallel with the Stage 2 referral to the GLA. TfL had also highlighted the possible need for bus stop improvements. This was already accounted for in the High Street public realm works.

4.    Councillor Charalambous arrived at the meeting, but having missed the introduction to the item, took no part in the vote on the application.

5.    Members’ short debate, and questions responded to by officers.

6.    The Chair’s suggestion that a post planning permission site visit be arranged in the summer to include the new secondary school and converted Grade II Listed Broadbent building.

7.    The unanimous support of the committee for the officers’ recommendation.

AGREED that subject to referral of the application to the Greater London Authority and the completion of a Section 106 Agreement, the Head of Development Management / a Planning Decisions Manager be authorised to grant planning permission, subject to the conditions set out in the report.